CHAPTER I.

BANDAGING.

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_General rules._—Different materials of bandages.—Position of the operator.—Mode of holding the bandage.—Varieties of turns; the simple spiral; the reverse; the figure of 8. 1-3

_Bandaging the head._—The common roller.—The knotted bandage.—The Capelline bandage.—The shawl cap.—The four-tail bandage.—Fastening ice bladders to the head.—Compressing the jugular vein 3-8

_Bandaging the trunk._—The breast.—The groin.—After operation for hernia.—For tapping the belly.—The T-bandage.—The strait jacket.—Manacles for delirious patients.—To suspend the testicles 8-13

_Bandaging the upper extremity._—The fingers.—The thumb.—The hand.—The fore-arm.—The elbow.—The shoulder.—The axilla.—Wound of the palmar arch.—Bleeding at the elbow 14-20

_Bandaging the lower extremity._—The foot.—The leg.—The thigh.—The heel.—The toe.—The knee.—A stump.—Extending a stump.—The many-tailed bandage.—Elastic socks 21-24